Show NO CHANGING THE LOG Judges Library On a certain ship the mate was too fond of the cup that cheers The captain did his utmost to break him of this habit and everything else failing told him that the next time he was drunk he would woul write It In the log For a long time after this the mate stopped drinking but one day he fell Into his old habit There Thereupon Thereupon upon the captain wrote the entry en entry try In the log Aug 12 19 60 degrees degree north longi longitude longitude tude 70 degrees west latitude Mate Jones is 15 drunk today The mate begged him to take this off saying that it would spoil his chances of ever being made captain of a ship But the captain said Its true it Yes but replied the mate Well ell said the captain the record stands A few days lat later r the mate had to write the entry On looking over the log the amazed captain saw this entry ent Aug 15 19 SO degrees north longi longitude tude 67 61 degrees West latitude Captain Smith Is sober today He sent for the mate and demanded what he meant by such an ent entry order orderIng ordering Ing him to take it off offWell offWell Well said the mate its true it Of course its true roared the cap captain captain tain Then the record stands replied the mate |